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Discovering God’s
Message, Methods & Messiah
Matthew 13:10-14
Discovering God’s
Message, Methods & Messiah
Matthew 13:10-14
SSo much we do not know or have
forgotten, such as...
Ziryab
S Ziryab
He is one of the most
important people
you have never
heard of !
S Ziryab
He was a Persian Renaissance man: A
poet, musician, singer, cosmetologist, fashion
designer, celebrity, trendsetter, strategist, astronomer, botanist,
geographer and former slave.
S Ziryab
Introduced the idea of a three course meal
(soup, main course, pudding).
S Ziryab
He introduced the use of crystal for drinking glasses (previously,
metal was the primary material).
S Ziryab
He introduced asparagus and other
vegetables into society.
S Ziryab
Made significant changes and additions
to the music world.
S Ziryab
Popularized short hair and shaving for men.
S Ziryab
Wore different clothesbased on the seasons.
S Ziryab
He created a pleasant tasting toothpaste
which helped personal hygiene and longevity.
S Ziryab
Invented an underarm deodorant & promoted
bathing twice daily.
S DANGER!
It may be amazing that you never heard of
Ziryab and therein lies the danger!
There is much God would have us to know,
but we think we already…
S DANGER!
In all your knowing,make sure you leave enough room for God
to teach you something new!
S Matthew 13:10-14
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do
You speak to them in parables?”11 He answered
and said to them, “Because it has been
given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it
has not been given.
S 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given,
and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I
speak to them in parables, because seeing they do
not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in
them…
S
…the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not
perceive.”
S Matthew 13:10-14(The Message)
10 The disciples came up and asked, ‘Why do you
tell stories?’11-15He replied, ‘You’ve been given insight into
God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not
everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t…
S…been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the
insights and understandings flow freely.
But if there is no readiness, any trace of
receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I
tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive
insight. In their…
S…present state they can stare till doomsday and
not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not
get it. I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over
again:
Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing.
S Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing.
The people are blockheads! They stick
their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to
listen; They screw their eyes
shut so they won’t have to
look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
SParable both Reveals and Conceals
God Deals with Truth in the Midst of
Mystery
S9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not
understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ 10 “Make the heart of this
people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes;
Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”
Isaiah 6:9-10
SParable Opens the Door to Revelation
and then unto Salvation
Belief Requires an Initiative, A Godly Desire, A Spiritual
Hunger
S“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who
seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or
what man is there among you who, if his son asks for
bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will
he give him a serpent?
S11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things
to those who ask Him!.”Matthew 7:7-11
SEarnestly Seek God’s Truth in the Midst of
Mystery!
It is then you will truly learn
…of God’s Message!…of God’s Methods!…of God’s Messiah!
